In Memoriam: Red Bank Resident, Longtime Teacher, Holy Cross & Rumson Country Day Substitute, Janet Loschenko, 73

Red Bank resident Janet M. Loschenko passed away on Monday, Feb. 6, at Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospital in NYC after a long illness. She was 73.

Janet Loschenko
Photo/family via John E. Day Funeral Home

“Janet was loved by all who knew her; she would light up every room she entered, whether that was a classroom, one of her many book club afternoons, a family birthday celebration or a gathering with college friends. She loved bringing people together, introducing new friends to old, connecting people in ways that always added value. She was a selfless wife, mother, grandmother and friend; she will be missed by all who those who were blessed enough to meet her. Janet strongly believed in giving back and living a life of service; she volunteered with local charities and organizations; Holiday Express and the Monmouth County Food Bank were some of her favorites. She will forever be the most beloved ‘Amie,’ the grandmother that we all wished we had.
‘Love you too much,’ ‘Love you so much’ and ‘Love you very much.'”
Loved ones of Janet Loschenko in her obituary

Born in Rutherford to the late Francis and Hortense (Core) Rohrbach, Janet was a graduate of St. Mary’s High School in Rutherford and then earned her bachelor’s degree from Mother Cabrini College in Radnor, PA and her master’s from Georgian Court University.

Janet was an educator in the Holmdel School District for 27 years prior to her retirement in 2013. She was a substitute teacher for many years at the Holy Cross Academy and The Rumson Country Day School. She was a member of the NJEA and NEA, a cross country and NJSIA track official and a communicant and lector at Church of the Nativity in Fair Haven.

In addition to her parents, Janet was predeceased by her brothers, Kenneth and Donald Rohrbach.

She is survived by: her devoted husband of 51 years, Michael Loschenko; her son, Brian Loschenko, of Red Bank; daughter, Michelle (Daniel) Buckley; and her beloved grandchildren, Madeleine, Rory and Finn Buckley, of Fair Haven; brothers, Robert (Ruth) Rohrbach and David (Judy) Rohrbach, all of CA; brother-in-law, Walter Loschenko, of Buena; sisters-in-law, Valentina (Daniel) Ruga, of Vineland, and Jenny (Nicholas) Kutovy, of Hamilton Square.

A memorial gathering will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 15, from 4 to 8 p.m. at John E. Day Funeral Home, Red Bank. A mass of christian burial will be celebrated on Thursday, Feb. 16, at 10 a.m., at Church of the Nativity, Fair Haven. Interment will be private.

In lieu of flowers, please send donations in Janet’s name to support Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Checks, made payable to Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, should be mailed to: Community Fundraising, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center/Office of Development, PO Box 27106, New York, NY 10087.
Please indicate on the check memo line that the gift is in memory of Janet M. Loschenko.

— Edited obituary prepared by family via John E. Day Funeral Home